Ex-Girls Aloud singer says she is hoping to release the follow up to her 2010 debut 'Insatiable' later this year

Nadine Coyle has announced plans for a new solo album.

The ex-Girls Aloud singer, who released her debut LP ‘Insatiable’ in 2010, compared the sound of her second record with London Grammar. Coyle said she is expecting to release her new album later this year.

She told The Daily Star Sunday: “I am recording the album as we speak and I’m so, so excited about it. I have about seven songs that I love.

“I would love it to be released sooner rather than later but it will definitely be this year. I would like to go with a major label this time around but I’m just concentrating on making the album at the moment.

She added: “I would describe it as similar to the London Grammar sound. It’ll be a little different to what people expect.”

Meanwhile her former bandmate Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has slammed the music industry for “over-sexualising” female artists.

She told The Sunday Telegraph‘s Stella magazine: “The music industry is dominated by men behind the scenes. And older men, too.